This program provides students with the base knowledge, skills, and work experience to become permanently employable in a wide range of
medical settings. Skill development is delivered in three areas:
- Comprehensive medical administrative knowledge which includes medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, hospital & medical office administrative, clinical procedures, and specialty Unit Clerk/Ward Clerk training prepares the student with additional training in running hospital and outpatient wards.
- Full-range of computer and office skills, including current software applications, keyboarding skills, general office management, and accounting, personal and professional development, customer service.
- On-site work experience through participation in a 1 month clinical externship at an approved healthcare training facility.
Admission Requirements
Standard Admission
Students must meet ONE of the following criteria:
- 1. Alberta High School Diploma, verified by transcript, or non-Alberta equivalent.
OR
- 2. General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.).
And ALL of the following criteria:
- 1. Successful interview with school administration. (Pharmacy Technician)
- 2. Successful result on the Academy of Learning entrance evaluation.
- 3. Apply for a security clearance.
Mature Admission
Students must meet ALL of the following criteria:
- 1. Out of school for two years.
- 2. Successful result on the Academy of Learning entrance evaluation.
- 3. Fifty credits towards an Alberta High School Diploma, verified by transcript, with 50% or better in a Grade 10 English and a Grade 10 Mathematics, or non — Alberta equivalent.
- 4. Apply for security clearance.
OR
- 1. Out of school for two years.
- 2. Successful result on the Academy of Learning entrance evaluation.
- 3. Successfully complete the CAST Level 3 with Alberta Grade 12 equivalency.
- 4. Apply for a security clearance.
*Not all programs are offered at each location.
